On her 100th birthday, the widow of the Navy’s first master chief petty officer in World War II visited the ship named after her late husband. The birthday girl was welcomed aboard the USS Delbert D. Black at Naval Station Mayport in Florida earlier in July to celebrate her 100th year of life. Irma Black had been married for 50 years when her husband Delbert Black passed away in 2000. They celebrated her big day in the chief’s mess. Then she expressed her birthday wish: to fly in a helicopter. The Navy servicemen made it happen. She was flown by the “Airwolves,” circling above the ship while the ship’s crew hailed her from topside. After landing, the thrilled centenarian wasn’t quite ready to call it a day. She asked if they would take her on an aerial tour over downtown Jacksonville, and they obliged her in a second sortie. Aerial …
Navy Helps Widow Celebrate 100th Birthday by Flying Her Around Ship Named After Late Husband
July 31, 2021
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